Resistive straight leg raise test, resistive forward bend test and heel compression test: Novel techniques in identifying secondary gain motives in low back pain cases

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2280-2286

  Kumar, Naresh ^a,b   Wijerathne, Sujith Indeewara ^a   Lim, Wen Wei Julian ^a   Barry, Tan Wei Loong ^a   Nath, Chinmay ^c   Liang, Shen ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b University Spine Centre   (Singapore)

^c Apollo Gleneagles Hospital   (India)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heel compression test (HCT); Low back pain; Resistive forward bend test (rFBT); Resistive straight leg raise test (rSLRT); Secondary gain motives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEEL COMPRESSION TEST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESISTIVE FORWARD BEND TEST; RESISTIVE STRAIGHT LEG RAISE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872176494     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2318-8     Document Type: Article

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